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Tenth Street looking towards CPR Station, Brandon, Man.

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1917-1919]
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.91
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1917-1919]
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.5" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
History / Biographical
According to Russ Gourluck (Silver Screens on the Prairie, Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2012, 26), the Orpheum Theatre was in operation from 1917 to 1920 when it then became the Willis Theatre.
Scope and Content
Postcard shows the 100 block of 10th Street facing north. The CPR train station can be seen at the end of 10th Street. The sign for the Rex Cafe is visible on the west side of 10th Street. On the east side of 10th Street, billboards for Campbell & Campbell furniture are visible as well as signs for Pianos and the Orpheum Theatre. Motorists and cyclists share the road. Street car tracks run the length of 10th Street.
Notes
Postcard was manufactured by T.B. [Tichnor Brothers, Inc., 1908-1987] Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Name Access
10th Street
CPR Station
Orpheum Theatre
Rex Cafe
Campbell & Campbell
Brandon Municipal Railway
Subject Access
street scenes
building exteriors
store exteriors
automobiles
Transportation
street cars
bicycles
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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Aerial view of Brandon postcard

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13867
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1970
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: R.J. "Bob" Snazel
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.177
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
3.5" x 6" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Postcard shows an aerial view of the city of Brandon
Notes
Writing on the back of the postcard reads: No. 10. Brandon, Manitoba, Canada / Aerial View of Brandon / Distributed by Clements Drug Store / Brandon, Manitoba, Canada / Photos by: R.J. "Bob" Snazel. / Printed by: D.W. Friesen & Sons Ltd. Altona, Manitoba, Canada. The postcard is addressed to Mr. F.A. Rosser and is postmarked Brandon 30 May 1970. A 6-cent Queen Elizabeth red postage stamp portraying various modes of the transportation. The stamp has been cancelled with a postmark that reads "Help Retarded Children."
Name Access
City of Brandon
Subject Access
aerial photographs
aerial views
Repro Restriction
Canadian Copyright restrictions apply. Consult the Archivist.
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #1 File 13 Sunbeams
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Twin Pines Motel postcard

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13868
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1970
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Joe Fartak
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.178
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
3.5" x 6" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Postcard shows an exterior view of the Twin Pines Motel
Notes
Writing on the back of the postcard reads: Twin Pines Motel & Restaurant / Brandon, Manitoba, Canada / Located at 10th Street & Queens Avenue / 40 Fully modern units with bath & showers, T. / Kichenettes, winter plug-ins, Ample parking. / For reservations call.... / 30717-C Color Photo by Joe Fartak / Color Productions Ltd., Box 1243, Regina, Sask. The postcard is addressed to Mr. F.A. Rosser and is postmarked Brandon 06 June 1970. A 6-cent Queen Elizabeth red postage stamp portraying various modes of the transportation.
Name Access
City of Brandon
Subject Access
aerial photographs
aerial views
Brandon business buildings & facilities after 1940
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #1 File 13 Sunbeams
Images
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Christmas Tree Farm - aerial view

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13964
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[2009]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.36
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[2009]
Physical Description
11" x 8.5" (colour)
Material Details
reproduction
Scope and Content
Colour photocopy shows an aerial view of the Fred McGuinness property - Christmas Tree Farm - on section 17.
Name Access
Christmas Tree Farm
Subject Access
residences
aerial photographs
farms
Storage Location
McGuinness oversize storage drawer (1-2015)
Arrangement
From RR #3 family letters
Images
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Fred McGuiness on bicycle

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14035
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.105
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920s]
Physical Description
2.5" x 4.25 (b/w)
Physical Condition
Pictured is folded and torn
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Fred McGuinness on a bicycle in front of the lilac bushes in front of his family home.
Name Access
Frederick George McGuinness
Fred McGuinness
Subject Access
children
bicycles
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
BR #3 Family pictures
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